No Place to Hide: Edward Snowden, the NSA, and the U.S. Surveillance State

Glenn Greenwald

May 2014 · Sold by Metropolitan Books

About this ebook

In this groundbreaking exposé, Glenn Greenwald, the reporter who broke the NSA surveillance scandal, reveals the full extent of government spying and the fight to protect privacy in the digital age.

In May 2013, Greenwald journeyed to Hong Kong to meet an anonymous source claiming to have evidence of pervasive government spying. That source turned out to be the 29-year-old NSA contractor and whistleblower Edward Snowden, whose revelations triggered a fierce debate over national security and information privacy. The full impact of Snowden's disclosures is still unfolding.

In No Place to Hide, Greenwald fits all the pieces together, recounting his high-intensity ten-day trip to Hong Kong, examining the broader implications of the NSA's surveillance, and revealing fresh information on the agency's unprecedented abuse of power with never-before-seen documents from Snowden himself.

Going beyond NSA specifics, Greenwald critiques the establishment media's habitual avoidance of adversarial reporting on the government. He asks what it means for democracy when a government so invasively pries into the private lives of its citizens—and what safeguards are needed.

At a landmark moment in history, No Place to Hide is a fearless and essential contribution to the understanding of the U.S. surveillance state. It highlights the urgent need to protect privacy in an era of increasing digital surveillance.

Ratings and reviews

This has to be one of the most relevant books I've read in a while. Read it in three days; couldn't put it down. If you don't get angry and paranoid after you finish this, you're not paying attention. Read it. Recommend it. This is very relevant.

The last time I read a book, over 5 pages, was in the 70's. This book has me entranced in every sense of the word.! I'm really enjoying the we morning hours now! Huge fan of Glenn Greenwald and Mr Snowden

Beyond revealing, this book is a real life spy novel. A must read for any journalist, crusader, or anyone who has ever followed their conscience - or thought about it.

About the author

Glenn Greenwald is the author of several bestsellers, including How Would a Patriot Act? and With Liberty and Justice for Some. Acclaimed as one of the 25 most influential political commentators by The Atlantic and one of the Top 100 Global Thinkers by Foreign Policy for 2013, Greenwald is a former constitutional law and civil rights attorney. He was a columnist for The Guardian until October, 2013, and is now building a new media organization. He is a frequent guest on CNN, MSNBC and various other television and radio outlets. His NSA reporting in 2013 has won numerous awards, including the top investigative journalism award for the 2013 Online Journalism Association, the Esso Award for Excellence in Reporting (the Brazilian equivalent of the Pulitzer Prize), and the 2013 Pioneer Award from Electronic Frontier Foundation. He is also the recipient of the first annual I.F. Stone Award for Independent Journalism in 2009 and the 2010 Online Journalism Association Award for his investigative work on the arrest and detention of Bradley Manning. He is a frequent guest lecturer on college campuses and his work has appeared in many newspapers and political news magazines, including The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times and The American Conservative.